Suspect both are true to some extent. People (even hams) who CAN afford to make large purchases are pulling back on doing so out of fear of an unpredictable economic future, which is exactly what the economy does NOT need right now. Deflation feeds itself on fear, inflation feeds itself on greed...
I certainly wish Elecraft the best of luck. According to Eric's last mention of this a couple months ago, the company has lots of reserve cash and no debt. Bill W5WVO ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike Short" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, November 28, 2008 6:19 AM Subject: RE: [Elecraft] K3 shipping info > I think the answer is their production has ramped up enough to reduce wait > times. > > Mike > AI4NS > > _______________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Post to: [email protected] > You must be a subscriber to post to the list. > Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): > http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm > Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com > _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [email protected] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com

